Jose Mourinho 'was not ruthless enough' this summer... he doesn't know his best team and Manchester United lack identity, says Paul Scholes

Manchester United lack an identity under Jose Mourinho, because the new manager is yet to work out his best team.
That is the view of club legend Paul Scholes, who claims that the former Chelsea boss 'was not ruthless enough' this summer.
And Scholes, who won 11 Premier League titles in his two decades at the club, backed Liverpool to beat his old side when the two teams meet on Monday night.
'If you were betting, you would be betting on Liverpool,' Scholes told the BBC ahead of the clash at Anfield.
'He was not ruthless enough in the off-season. There is so much confusion about who should... read more

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